SEEKONK — Superintendent Rebecca Kidwell and Seekonk High School Principal Dr. William Whalen are pleased to share that a team of Seekonk High School students co-won first place with a team of students from Newton North High School in the annual Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) Poster and Public Service Announcement Project Contest.
MPY has hosted its annual Poster and Public Service project since 2009 to engage students on important topics and provide a platform for their voices. The project is open to all high school, middle school and elementary students from MPY member districts.
This year’s PSA Project had the theme “RESPECT. Give it. Get it.” The Poster and PSA projects drew 211 entries this year and this year’s entries presented the question: “What does respect mean to you?” Submissions were centered around concepts of respecting your classmates, school & community, respecting yourself, respecting the environment, respecting opponents and officials in sports, respecting individual differences and respecting personal styles.
Two Seekonk High School students in Tony Gugliotta’s Broadcast News class, seniors Lillie Hoskins and Tessa Deal, produced their winning PSA, titled “Make Self-Respect Stick.” To view their PSA, click here.
“This recognition not only shows Seekonk’s dedication to the well-being of students in general, but it also exhibits the high-quality education that students are receiving at Seekonk High School.” said Broadcast News Teacher Tony Gugliotta. “The support of the school district’s administration, the high school staff and most importantly, the school’s students exemplifies the type of inclusive and close-knit community we have. For Seekonk’s video production program to be able to stand among the best in the state is humbling and also validates all of the hard work that the students and staff continue to put forth.”
A panel of judges selected the two co-winners, which included school administrators, visual arts and technology professionals, community members, and MPY staff. Both winning teams will have their PSAs appear on WCAT in Wakefield.
The Seekonk High School team consisted of student directors Hoskins and Deal with support from Addison Abreu, Zoe DiPippo, Abhi Patel, Katie Eklund, Kailyn Gridley-Craig, Alexcya Barber, Robert Gordon, Nathan High and Keira Fecteau.
The Seekonk High School students completed the PSA in class in two weeks, and storyboarded the idea with the rest of the class. After brainstorming and writing the script, the students secured places to shoot the video, which was shot in one class period.
“It was so important for us to work on something like this,” said senior and co-producer Hoskins. “To be recognized means so much, and I feel grateful to have been able to work on something so meaningful.”
Added senior and co-producer Deal, “This recognition means everything to me. I can’t believe my hard work was shown off to the state, especially since it will benefit people to be kind to themselves!”
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